Razor strop



in Figure 1 is an inverted plan view of a deends of these lugs thereare hinged the rei so Vice in formffor use showing in what man- -about one-third its lengtlnwhereby the lug 7 W 13,192? I it-52m i l mm: M L QQr' cnic'aeo, rumors.

v V uuizon sinner, 'ifia' 'sp'ncation filed J'anu ary 2811926, Serial in. 84,270.

ffThe purpose fof this invention is to pro;-

Each er the-slides, 12' and 13, is formed vid'e an im orove'd and simplified form otdenema'blank havingat one end, the end vice tor sharpening "blades such assafety which is to be hinged tothe spring plate,a razor blades which can be collapsed into indicate'ddh respect to, said plates re 5 compact itorm for carrying in 'the pocket, spctivelramsams, and theselugs'are ow, or-inajtoilet case; It consists in""thef'-ele reflexes ck onto thefreverse' side of the i ments and featur'es'of construction shown "linear vhichthe lag is part, the length i i r "thusreflexed being approximately one furt'li'the l ength'of the slide; and 'to'thej and described, as indicated in the claims.

In the drawings:

vice embodying th's invention in collapsed mote ends of two links, 22 and 2 1, which are or flat form. x V hinged'to each other at their adjacent ends, Figure 2 is an edge elevation of the same as seenat 25. The inner slide, 12, at the end in said collapsed condition. y f v Opposite that at 'wh'ich'it is hinged to the 1 Figure 3 is a section atthe line 3'-3 on spring plate has, midway in itswidth, an 7 Figure 2. i V endwise projecting lug, 20*, and the plate has Figure 1 is a section at the line 4 4 oniparallel slits, 20 ,20, extending in align- Fi 2 I V ment with the lateral edges of the lug back Figure 5 is a perspective View of the deinto the body of the slide for a distance of j ner it is handled by the operator. becomes the terminal of aspring tongue of Figure 6' is a view looking 1n the direction the length of the slits plus the projection of of the arrow, 6-6, on Figure 5. the lug. The projecting portion of the lug is Figure 7' is a plan view of blanks from reflexed upon itself, as seen at 20,forming a :5 which certain Qinterlapping slides are hook terminal of the slide; and the outer formed. 7 V- i V slide, 12, is formed with an aperture, 12*, The implement shown in the drawings just back of the projecting lug, 12 which is comprises a spring plat'e,-10, adapted to be: reflexed, as stated, for hinged connection flexed, as shownin Figure 5, into approxiwith one of the foldinglinks, said spring :zo mately half cylindrical form, and to react tongue being normally adapted to snap its I y from such flexure to its'normal straight or hook, 20, into engagement with the end of flat form, as seenin Figures 1 and 2', said the aperture, 12", mentioned, when the slides spring plate having the side which is flexed, are in interlocked position for holding the convex for service coveredwvith a strop linkmembers folded, and the curved plate leather, 11, or in anyway suitably surfaced flexed into curved form.

. i for sharpening a blade. The opposite ends The operation of th1s device will be underot' the spring plate are connected together stood from the foregoing description to be by an extensible and contractible connection: performed, for flexing the spring plate to consisting, as shown, of two interlocking position and form for serving the purpose of slides, 12 and 13, whose interlocking is ef sharpening a blade, by merely crowding the fectedby folding the lateral margins ofthe two ends of the plate together, with or withplate, 12, over the corresponding margins of out the use of the hinged link members for the slide, 13, the latter being also provided that purpose, the catch tongue 20 of the with a reflexed marginal lip, as seen at13 "inner slide becoming automatically engaged for stiffening it longitudinally. The remote with the catch notch, or slot, 12, of the other i 7 ends of the'two sides are hinged to the'opslide member, and the hinged links, 12 and ositeends respectively of the spring plate, 14 being thrust into angular protruding as may be seen'at'14.'14 in Figures'ii and 5. form, as-seen in Figure 6, bythe same ac- The interlooked'slides aredimensioned longi- P Th P s r e d 9 as h ng d l nks y mainll fo l i h th r f r a di Wlll be seen constitute asuitable hand-hold, y,

, tance approximately one-half the length of or means of grasping and manipulating the each slide, vwhen they are extended so as to device for sharpening a razor blade upon the lie fiat upon the back side or thestraight exurv d str p surfac And when the protended spring plate, as may be understood cess is fin1shed,'th e release of the snap catch,

55' from Figuresl, 2 and 3. 20, cauSBS'thfi, device to be extendedinto in) collapsed form by the reaction of the spring plate.

I claim: a

.I. An implement for the purpose indicated and the like con'iprising a spring plate snr- :laced at one side for sharpening a blade and adapted to he flexed convex at that side; interlocking slides having their remote ends hingedly connected to the opposite ends of the spring plate, oneof said slides having at the end opposite said hinged connection a spring catch adapted to engage the other slide proximate to the hinge connection thereof. two links hinged together at one end, and hinged respectively to the two slides at the opposite end, said links being dimensioned and adapted in respect to their hinge connections for extending flat against the back side of the slides when the latter are extended for permitting the spring plate to hingedly connected at their respectively proximate ends, one of said elements consisting" of a pair of links hinged together for extending in aligninei'lh and for folding at an angle to each other, and the other being a spring plate surfaced at one side for sharpening a blade, and adapted to he flexed with in its elastic limit to curve it convex at said side and a releasable locking means for locking said two elements respectively folded at an angle and flexed in a convex curve.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Chicago, Illino1s, th s 25th day of January, 1926. v a

MICHAEL W. MCARDLE. 

